Chapter 494: Watch Carefully, Learn with Your Heart
Time flew by and seven days passed.
On the morning of this day.
Will and Cynthia woke up early, while Diancie...
She simply hadn't slept at all.
Having finished watching the Abandoned Eevee, she is now binge-watching [Reborn After 180 Years, the Domineering Serperior Takes Me Farming].
Diancie didn't feel sleepy either.
For her, not sleeping for tens or even hundreds of days wouldn't make her feel sleepy.
"Diancie, we are going to the competition today, stop watching."
"Oh~"
Diancie honestly turned off the TV.
Although the TV drama was very good and she still wanted to watch, Will and Cynthia's competition was more important.
"Who is the first match today?"
Will finished dressing Diancie, turning his head to look at Cynthia.
Today is an important day.
Cynthia put on that grayish ribbon again.
Will had hoped she would change to a newer one, to avoid making people think they were trembling from poverty.
But Cynthia insisted on not doing it.
"Clair from the Johto region; haven't heard of her."
"Oh, I know, a trainer from the Dragon Tamer clan."
Will grinned.
The thought of fighting a Dragon-type trainer.
Made him feel invigorated.
Especially since Clair is also Lance's younger sister.
The experience Will comprehended from Lance could all be used to fight Clair.
Two years ago.
He and Cynthia went to the Johto region to challenge the Silver Conference.
But the timeline was too early.
Clair hadn't become the Gym Leader of Blackthorn City yet.
Probably isn't now either.
The current Clair is still very young, even younger than Cynthia, probably only around 14 years old.
Being able to become a star trainer at this age.
In terms of achievements at the same age, she can almost rival Cynthia.
Worthy of being a disciple of a wealthy family who grew up cultivating in the Dragon's Den since childhood.
But in terms of strength, Clair is still quite a bit behind.
Currently estimated to still be a quasi-Gym Leader-level trainer.
Coming over this time is probably just to show her face and go through the motions.
The future Clair is actually quite formidable.
Belongs to the Elite Four-level Gym Leader trainers.
In the original work, after becoming the Blackthorn Gym Leader, her only known defeat was losing to her older brother Lance.
In the previous life, Clair also had Lorelei as an insurmountable hurdle.
After all, even her older brother couldn't overcome her.
"Lucario, are you going on the field?"
"Of course, let me fight one match."
Will smiled and nodded.
That blue-haired Clair...
Should be Draco's descendant.
He decided to take action and give some pointers to the junior.
"Then when do you want to go up?"
"When the opponent brings out Dragonite, let me go up."
"Okay."
Cynthia nodded, not saying much.
Of course she has to spoil her big doggy.
After all, Lucario left his mother to stay by her side since he was little.
Following Cynthia all the way into the backstage waiting room of the competition.
There are 128 contestants.
Not many.
After all, it's a global-level competition, gathering star trainers from dozens of regions here.
Moreover.
Many small regions actually don't have any trainers at all.
There isn't even a League locally.
For example, the Alola region is typical.
The star trainers basically all come from well-known large regions like Kanto, Sinnoh, Hoenn, and Kalos.
Trainers who can stand out from small regions are still in the minority, and those with strong strength are relatively limited.
128 contestants.
Will has already done statistics.
Just the Elite Four-level contestants known to him and Cynthia number over 10, generally not young in age.
Kanto Fighting Elite Four, Bruno.
Hoenn Dragon Elite Four, Drake.
Sinnoh Ground Elite Four, Bertha.
Unova Fighting Elite Four, Marshal.
Kalos Dragon Elite Four, Drasna.
Paldea Flying Elite Four, Larry.
These are all notable League Elite Four representatives; among them, the youngest is Drasna, who is approaching thirty.
It's not that the other Elite Fours have no reputation.
Will not recognizing them is only because these people haven't appeared in the games or anime, which doesn't mean they aren't strong.
According to Cynthia.
These Elite Fours belong to those who don't want their work to be too busy, so they didn't accept the invitations of the local Leagues.
Otherwise.
The Elite Fours of various regions would probably usher in a major reshuffle.
Lower-ranked Elite Four contestants like Drasna basically have to wait a few years to have hope of competing.
Cynthia and Clair's match is scheduled very early.
This is a good thing.
Finish early.
Rest early.
There's another match in the afternoon.
When the host invited both contestants onto the field.
The cheers in the arena were truly not small, with Cynthia's fans from the Sinnoh and Alola regions being the most numerous.
The age groups of the fans were distinctly divided.
Either little girls in their early teens, or uncles and aunties over thirty.
Among peers and those slightly older, those who are fans of Cynthia are still relatively few.
This is a battle without suspense.
So everyone just watched for fun.
The lowest-level Gastrodon sister on Cynthia's side is already Lv. 64, a mid-tier Gym Leader-level contestant.
While the strongest Dragonite on Clair's side is only around Lv. 62; the gap is truly a bit large.
At a time like this.
If Cynthia let her Pokémon go on the field one by one for single combat, there's a high probability of shutting Clair out with a perfect score.
But that would make Clair lose too ugly.
The gentle Cynthia still didn't do that.
After Gastrodon and Roserade left the field one after another, Will finally appeared.
"Oh oh oh!"
"Doggy baby fly boldly, Mommy will always follow~"
"Lucario~ look here~ look at me with a disdainful gaze, okay~"
Just as a chorus of female voices surrounded the entire arena sky.
Suddenly.
"Go Cynthia! Go Lucario!!"
A shrill voice silenced the spectator seats for a second.
Even Will and Cynthia couldn't help glancing sideways.
On the protective barrier of the spectator seats.
The uncle and Sudowoodo, each holding two colorful glow sticks, were swinging their sweat with all their might.
The circle of people behind him were so frightened by his blood-boiling appearance that they kept stepping back.
Even the security guards rushed up to hug him, afraid he would fall off.
"Haha."
Diancie, sitting in another part of the spectator seats, couldn't help laughing heartily seeing this.
Will withdrew his gaze, looking at the fat dragon opposite him.
If you ask him.
Not fat enough.
As a Dragonite, if you are not fat, how can you be strong?
Thinking of this.
Will's gaze became sharp, a smear of blue light flashing across his eyes, looking at that disappointing junior opposite him,
Deciding to properly turn up the intensity for him.
"Cynthia, let me handle this match myself."
"Okay."
Cynthia nodded quietly.
Opposite.
Gulp.
Dragonite swallowed his saliva, cold sweat flowing down his forehead.
Why?!
Why is there such a strong sense of oppression?!
As if...
As if facing his own mom.
"Dragonite! Extreme Speed! Let them witness our proud speed!"
"Ohwoo!"
Clair's voice made Dragonite perk up.
That's right!
He is a Dragonite!
Let this dog opposite experience his gale-like speed!
Whoosh!
Dragonite flapped his two small wings, and the entire dragon swept towards Will like a cannonball.
"Fast speed is not only to seize the initiative, but also to make it difficult for the enemy to predict your attack. Charging straight over like this, what's the difference from using Tackle?"
Will used Aura Power to directly transmit his voice into the hearts of Clair and Dragonite.
Subsequently, his legs bent slightly, lowered his waist, and placed his right fist at his waist.
Ice blue light emerged on the surface of his fist.
Boom!
A punch blasted out, simultaneously setting off a violent wave of air.
Just the wave of air alone.
Made Dragonite's body gradually pause.
This punch didn't hit Dragonite's body.
Because Will took action in advance.
If he didn't take action in advance, Dragonite might have been instantly killed by this punch.
Then he wouldn't be able to give some pointers to this little dragon.
"Ohwoo..."
Dragonite hovered in mid-air looking at Will, his pupils trembling non-stop.
Can we really win?
"Don't be discouraged, Dragonite! Use Fire Spin, surround him."
"Ohwoo!"
Dragonite opened his mouth, sparks flickering in his throat.
Just as he was about to spew it out, the sound of electric current rang in front of him.
Bzzzt bzzzt...
"Using a Fire-type move to deal with me is indeed not bad, but if the move is not proficient, it will only backfire. In this kind of situation, it's better to use a Same-Type Attack Bonus (STAB) move you are more adept at; after all, others won't quietly wait for you to make your move."
Crack!
Dragonite only felt his vision blur; a strong impact accompanied by numbing electric current emerged at his chin.
Boom!
The Fire Spin couldn't be spewed out of his mouth and set off an explosion.
Dragonite's figure tumbled in mid-air. Before he could react, Will closely followed up with a heavy and powerful kick of Aerial Ace, kicking him flying over a dozen meters away.
He didn't use any moves that were super effective against Dragonite from beginning to end.
The purpose was to let Dragonite last a little longer.
To let him and Clair learn a bit more from Will, this old Dragonite.
"How can he be so fast! He clearly didn't use Extreme Speed!"
Clair, standing at the command stand, widened her eyes.
It wasn't that she didn't know Pokémon like Lucario could also learn Extreme Speed.
Nor did she really think Dragonite's speed could exceed Lucario's.
But.
This gap is a bit too big.
"Hey."
Will's voice rang by Dragonite's ear.
The Dragonite lying flat on the ground shuddered, did a carp roll, and stood up thrusting his belly.
But suddenly he frowned.
Electric sparks flared all over his body.
This is falling into a Paralysis state.
Under this condition, even flying would be greatly affected; might even be worse than not flying, because that could cause some moves to be forcibly interrupted.
"I'll teach you guys a move, watch carefully, learn with your heart. When wings are not easy to use, remember to think of this move."
Will grinned.
Raised his foot, stepped on the ground.
Rumble!
Huge sharp stone cones rose from the ground one after another.
Clair and Dragonite widened their eyes, facing a formidable enemy, not daring to miss a single frame of the scene before them.
Only seeing a difficult-to-capture black and blue afterimage shuttling back and forth among the stone cones, approaching Dragonite at a flying speed.
"Which side? Which side will he attack from? No, Hurricane!"
"Ohwoo~"
Dragonite waved his hands forward.
A turbulent gale swept forward, intending to wash back that constantly approaching figure.
But that was completely to no avail.
Will's figure shuttled through the gale, forcefully splitting the Hurricane in two.
Bang!
A light and airy Ice Punch hammered onto Dragonite's abdomen.
Dragonite's big face wrinkled, his eyes rolled back, and he fell forward, being gently caught in Will's arms:
"Go back and review properly."
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